TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL
AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
CHAPTER 64 FUNERAL
HOMES AND DISPOSERS
PART 13 LICENSURE
FOR MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS, SPOUSES AND VETERANS
16.64.13.1 ISSUING
AGENCY: New Mexico Board of
Funeral Services.
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16.64.13.2 SCOPE: This part sets forth application procedures
to expedite licensure for military service members, their spouses, their
dependent children, and for veterans pursuant to Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978.
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16.64.13.3 STATUTORY
AUTHORITY: These rules are
issued pursuant to Funeral Services Act, Chapter 61, Article 32 NMSA 1978.
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16.64.13.4 DURATION: Permanent.
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16.64.13.5 EFFECTIVE
DATE: April 30, 2015, unless
a later date is cited at the end of a section.
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16.64.13.6 OBJECTIVE: The
purpose of this part is to expedite licensure for military service members,
their spouses, their dependent children, and for veterans pursuant to 61-1-34
NMSA 1978.
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16.64.13.7 DEFINITIONS:
A. “License” has the same meaning as
defined in Paragraph (1) of Subsection F of Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978.
B. "Licensing
fee" has the same meaning as
defined in Paragraph (2) of Subsection F of Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978.
C. “Military service member” has the same
meaning as defined in Paragraph (3) of Subsection F of Section 61-1-34 NMSA
1978.
D. "Substantially equivalent" means
the determination by the board that the education, examination, and experience
requirements contained in the statutes and rules of another jurisdiction are comparable to, or exceed the
education, examination, and experience requirements of the Funeral Services
Act.
E. “Veteran” has the same meaning as
defined in Paragraph (4) of Subsection F of Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978.
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16.64.13.8 APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS:
A. Applications for
registration shall be completed on a form provided by the board.
B. The applicant
shall provide a complete application that includes the following information:
(1) applicant’s
full name;
(2) current
mailing address;
(3) current
electronic mail address, if any;
(4) pay applicable fees as set forth in 16.64.2.8 NMAC;
(5) date
of birth;
(6) successfully
complete the jurisprudence examination outlined in Subsection B of 16.64.5.9
NMAC.
(7) background
check; and
(8) proof
as described in Subsection C below.
C. The applicant
shall provide to the board the following satisfactory evidence:
(1) applicant
is currently licensed and in good standing in another jurisdiction;
(2) applicant
has met the minimal licensing requirements in that jurisdiction and the minimal
licensing requirements in that jurisdiction are substantially equivalent to the
licensing requirements for New Mexico; and
(3) the
following documentation:
(a) for
military service member: copy of
military orders;
(b) for
spouse of military service members: copy
of military service member’s military orders, and copy of marriage license;
(c) for
spouses of deceased military service members:
copy of decedent’s DD 214 and copy of marriage license;
(d) for
dependent children of military service members: copy of military service
member’s orders listing dependent child, or a copy of military orders and one
of the following: copy of birth
certificate, military service member’s federal tax return or other governmental
or judicial documentation establishing
dependency;
(e) for
veterans (retired or separated): copy of
DD 214 showing proof of honorable discharge.
D. The license or
registration shall be issued by the board as soon as practicable but no later
than thirty days after a qualified military service member, spouse, dependent
child, or veteran files a complete application and provides a background check
if required for a license, and any required fees.
E. Military service
members and veterans shall not pay and the board shall not charge a licensing
fee for the first three years for a license issued pursuant to this rule.
F. A license issued
pursuant to this section shall be valid for the time period that is specified
in the Funeral Services Act.
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16.64.13.9 RENEWAL
REQUIREMENTS:
A. A
license issued pursuant to this section shall not be renewed unless the license
holder satisfies the requirements for renewal set forth in 16.64.7 NMAC
pursuant to Chapter 61, Article 32 NMSA 1978.
B. The board will
send by electronic mail, license renewal notifications to licensees or
registrants before the license expiration date to the last known email address
on file with the board. Failure to receive the renewal notification shall not
relieve the licensee or registrant of the responsibility of timely renewal on
or before the expiration date.
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HISTORY OF 16.64.13 NMAC: [RESERVED]